Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs Pontiac
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and Pontiac (1720–1769) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1720 to 1769.
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788)
- — Born in Montbard, Burgundy Verified
- — Studied law at the College of Godrans in Dijon Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Appointed keeper of the Jardin du Roi in Paris Verified
- — Published the first volumes of Histoire naturelle Verified
- — Married Francoise de Saint-Belin-Malain Verified
- — Elected to the Academie francaise Verified
- — Made Comte de Buffon by Louis XV Verified
- — Published Les Epoques de la nature Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Pontiac (1720–1769)
- — Born in the Great Lakes region Verified
- — Rose to prominence as an Odawa war leader Verified
- — Held war council on the Ecorse River Verified
- — Began the siege of Fort Detroit Verified
- — Won the Battle of Bloody Run Verified
- — Lifted the siege and withdrew to the Maumee River country Verified
- — Made formal peace with the British at Fort Ontario Verified
- — Assassinated at Cahokia Verified